20 Mar
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In the work I do I often get the privilege of chattering to young people about public speaking. Some might say that I am an accomplished public speaker, and I certainly have had heaps of experience and enjoy myself [...]
Posted in Personal Development, Youth Ministry by: nigel
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18 Mar
Nicki raises some interesting concepts in her response to something she heard. What I find fascinating is how [in my opinion] she gets it SO right and SO wrong both in the same sentence!
Any youth ministry statement must include the role of parents and any youth minister must purely exist to assist Christian parents in [...]
Posted in Relational Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry by: nigel
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16 Mar
I am unsure as to how accurate the self appraisal is that I have read on Filter Through Life - it is certainly frank, open and straight shooting [and I am not saying it is true or untrue but rather I know we can sometimes be our worst critic].
Our goal: To lead teenagers to Christ [...]
Posted in Relational Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry by: nigel
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14 Mar
A blogger named ‘Braindead’ tells a story about peer pressure [yet another party while parents are away story]. He /she said:
Peer pressure is an enormously powerful influence that most young people need to contend with. It is responsible for many young people mindlessly going along with the crowd and not thinking for themselves leading them [...]
Posted in Youth Ministry by: nigel
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01 Mar
Andy W asks us to think about which young people have impacted us [as opposed to those we have impacted] - great question! I think I have heaps - here’s a couple:
Dave - he changed me from a program based youthworker to a relational one with his openness in answering my questions. I still remember [...]
Posted in Prison Ministry, Relational Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry by: nigel
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